Flat 3, 1 Albany Road, Manchester, M21 0AY
About Flat 3
Flat 3 is a semi-detached house in Manchester (M21 0AY). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 63 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 56–159 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).
Most recent transfer: June 2024 at £270,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2005–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£398/sq ft) was about 76.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 63 m² it's 24% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 21 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
Planning history
Flat 3 has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Flat 3 has changed hands more often than typical for the area.
£293,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 19 years.
£270,000
Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
19 June 2024Most recent
£270,000
+20.0%over 3 years10 June 2021
£225,000
+4.7%over 2 years30 April 2019
£215,000
+22.9%over 3 years17 May 2015
£175,000
+14.8%over 9 years29 September 2005
£152,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in M21 0AY: £400,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in M21 0AY
Everything we know about Flat 3, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Albany Road homes
Flat 3 outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,286
Street avg £3,385
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 60 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Chorlton Post Office — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Oswald Road Primary School. 43 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.1dB